Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Population
685,991
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
62.750 years
78.780 years
Capital City
Malabo
Copenhagen
Largest city
Bata (population: 173,046)
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Human Development Index
0.717
0.952
GDP per capita
$19,600 US
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
87%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
1.7
9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
6%
38%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
22.300%
6.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
12 October 1968 (from Spain)
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Exports
petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
External Debt
$1,051,000,000 $
$626,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - 5.0236 (2008 est.), 5.4797 (2007), 5.9468 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.100%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
7
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Area
28,051 km sq
43,094 km sq
Coastline
296 km
7,314 km
Climate
tropical; always hot, humid
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
